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From the archives: Investigating the meaning of Hanukkah

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December 16, 2008
(Photo: IMG_1971 by newyork808 / Sun Brockie; some rights reserved.)
(Photo: IMG_1971 by newyork808 / Sun Brockie; some rights reserved.)

By all appearances, Hanukkah seems to have earned a seat at the winter holiday table. Chances are good that a storefront window festooned with tinsel, elves, and pine wreaths also boasts an electric menorah and a dreidel.

Which made us wonder—what do people really know about the celebration of Hanukkah?

Hadara Graubart hit the streets of Manhattan to find out.

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Hadara Graubart was formerly a writer and editor for Tablet Magazine.